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FIGHTING CRIME: From left, Ribble Valley Borough Council’s community development officer Bill Alker, partnership officer Mike Przybysz, Insp. Chris Seville, Shaun Walton, service delivery manager for Clitheroe and Longridge fire stations, and Coun. Alcock. (s)
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Weekend weather: IT will be brighter, but still quite showery although temperatures will remain mild.
Sunrise: 7-14 a.m. Sunset: 6-44 p.m. Lighting up time: 6-14 p.m.
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MAYOR of Ribble Valley Coun. Lois Rimmer cut the ribbon to officially open Ribble Valley Enterprise on Waddington Road, Clitheroe. The service is the latest to be
offered by the Consortium of Enterprise Agencies Ltd, which already provides free business support to the neighbouring areas of Burnley, Blackburn, Hyndbum, Pendle and Rossendale. Tlie agency will provide a range
of free business support services to anyone considering setting up any kind of business in the Ribble Valley. This includes one-to-one
c o n f id e n t ia l adyice with accredited business advisers and interactive business workshops designed to help people with the “start-up” process and improve their knowledge of key business areas. Ribble Valley Enterprise can
also provide information on accessing finance.
WE MEAN BUSINESS: Opening Ribble Valley Enterprise Centre, from left, business adviser Paul Todd, the Mayor and Consort of Ribble Valley, Coun Lois Rimmer and her husband Gordon, and client Seth Blakey.
Business adviser, Paul Todd,
who is based at the Clitheroe office, is keen to capitalise on his knowledge of the area and help to develop local business. P au l e x p la in e d : “New
businesses are setting up in the Ribble Valley every week. We stress to our clients that this doesn’t have to be full-time; viable business ventures are arising from home working.
hobbies and part-time projects scheduled around family life and other commitments. “I urge those with ideas to
come and have a chat about the free, individual support they can receive.” Local sheep shearer Seth
Blakey is just one local business to benefit from the support gained at Ribble Valley Enterprise. He said: “The team has been a great help. From assistance with writing my business plan to advice on marketing and sales, they have been supportive every step of the way. I definitely couldn’t have done it without them.” Ribble Valley residents who
have any form of business idea can contact the Enterprise team for an informal chat and advice. Call 01200 504024; e-mail:
hello@enterprisetrust.co.uk; call in person during office hours at 5 Waddington Road, Clitheroe; or visit the website for more information at: www.
ribbIevalleyenterprise.co.uk
You^re safer in t ie Valley!
RIBBLE Valley has been named the third safest place in the UK - a jump up of two places on last year. And in a community safety survey
undertaken by Ribble Valley Borough Council 93% of respondents said they felt safe in the borough. Government figures have revealed
16 crimes for every 1,000 residents were recorded in Ribble Valley for 2009/10, the joint-third lowest in the country, along with Tynedale in Northumbria. This is an improvement on 2007/08,
when 19 crimes per 1,000 population were recorded, and 2008/09, when the figure was 18, making Ribble Valley the fifth safest place in the UK at that time. Ribble Valley Community Safety
Partnership, a multi-agency organisation led by Ribble Valley Borough Council and Lancashire Constabulary, was tasked with reducing crime in the borough by 13.5% within three years when it was formed in 2005. Since then it has maintained its position
in the top five performing community safety partnerships in the UK, and was last year praised by the Police and Crime Standards Directorate for performing “significantly above its peers.”. Ribble Valley councillor Jan Alcock,
who is the partnership’s chairman, said: “All the agencies involved in the
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partnership are to be congratulated for their outstanding commitment to reducing crime in RibUe Valley. “Thanks to sora6 innovative work,
on a shoestring, the partnership has contributed significantly to crime reduction in Ribble-Valley over recent years.” Insp. Chris Saville, of Clitheroe Police,
said: “These results are a testimony to the hard work of everyone in the partnership. “Not only have levels of crime been
reduced, but there has been a significant improvement in detection rates. Ribble Valley is now an even safer place in which to live and work.” Ribble Valley Borough Council’s
community safety survey revealed that 93% of respondents felt safe in the area on foot and 90% felt safe in their car, compared to neighbouring boroughs, where 57% said they felt unsafe. Survey respondents said their main
areas of concern were speeding vehicles (45%) and dog fouling (41%). Seventy per cent said they wanted a
zero-tolerance approach to anti-social behaviour and 65% wanted a zero- tolerance approach to under-age drinking in public.
Outline bid for 39 homes Never too old...
OUTLINE planning permission for a residential development for 39 homes has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council. Comments on the proposal
at land off Whatley New Road, Billington, (number 0751) must be made to the council by October 8 th. O th er plans submitted
include: Billington: Proposed extensions to provide a music room to the SW side and rear elevation.
extended kitchen and dining room to the rear elevation and external storage to the NE side elevation. Demolition of the garage at 7 Dale View (0760). Oincidey: Proposed conversion of bam to form a single dwelling and raising the height of the existing farmhouse at Moorgate Farm, Moorgate Lane (0766). Hurst Green: Substitution of house type previously granted at The Warren, off Avenue Road (0765).
Melior: Proposed demolition of a dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling with garage and associated external works at The Farmhouse, Cunliffe Moss Farm (0753). Sawicy: Demolition of redundant agricultural sheds. Conversion and extension of existing barns to form one new residential dwelling. Improvements to the existing access at Lawson House
Farm, Bolton-by-Bowland Road (0750).
CLITHEROE University of the Third Age (U3A) has 20 interest groups and the recent monthly meeting heard from several members about their special interest group. Some gave inspired and sometimes passionate accounts as to why they were leading a group or
just a keen supporter of a group. The next meeting of the U3A will be on
October 12th at 2-30 p.m. in St Mary’s Centre, Church Street, when the speaker will be Mary Sharrett, local author of “Daughters of the Witching Hill” and other novels.
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Crowds saw factory thieves roof drama
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A CROWD of more than 150 peo ple gathered around a Clitheroe factory as police tried to apprehend a trio of suspected lead thieves. Local residents and passers-by
watched the drama unfold at the Trutex schoolwear factory in Taylor Street at around 9-30 p.m. last Thursday. Police were alerted to the incident
by a quick thinking local resident, who had heard voices and seen items being
thrown from the factory roof. Within five minutes of the resident dialling 999, a five-strong team of local police offic ers was on the scene and, with the aid of the police helicopter, three men were spotted on the factory roof. . Sgt Mick Dbton, of Clitheroe police,
alongside PC Chris Seed were lifted 40ft in the air in a cage on a fork lift truck to urge the men to come down.
One of the men subsequently tried
to escape through the factory’s skylight and was tracked to a store room by a po lice dog. He was taken to Royal Black
burn Hospital suffering from cuts and bruises before being taken to Green- bank custody office at Blackburn. Sgt Dixon said: “I would like to thank
the local resident who let us know that something was happening and those members of the public who assisted us when we were containing the building. “It’s the quick thinking of local resi
dents like this one that helps Ribble Valley maintain its position as the third safest place to live in the country.” Daniel Tomlinson, marketing man ager at the schoolwear supplier, added:
SUBJECT: Isobel
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Peachey with her superb portrait of The Queen.
AN extraordinarily talented artist who grew up in Sabden is believed to be the youngest woman to have painted an of ficial prortrait of Her Majesty the Queen. Isobel Peachey (31) was
commissioned by Cunard to create the picture, which will be hung in its new cruise liner Queen Elizabeth. The portrait is a three-
quarter length painting and shows the sovereign sitting in an ornate chair in the yellow drawing room at Buckingham Palace. The Queen is dressed in blue and wearing Queen Victoria’s collet necklace and earrings. Award winning artist Isobel
i: ^Security scam’ alert
attended St Mary’s RC Pri mary School, Sabden, and St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, before moving with her family to London. She was among several lead
LANCASHIRE County Council’s Trading Stand ards department has warned Ribble Valley residents to be on their guard over companies ringing house holders to offer free or low cost serurity systems. The warning comes after local resident Mrs Cath
erine Clare was targeted by one such firm. “I was called one evening last week and offered a
fully installed security system for my home for just £1.1 was initially interested in the offer as I’m about to re-insure my home and contents and thought that the system may lower the premium cost,” she said. “Having looked into the company online, I found that they do install the system as promised, but they
ing artists considered for the prestigious commission. “At my interview with
Cunard, I answered many questions about how I would approach an important com mission - but it was only at the end of the interview that the subject was revealed as the Queen,” said Isobel. “This was both a shock and
a marvellous surprise.” Last year Isobel was named
the winner of the BP Por trait Award’s travel category and received £5,000 to visit Belgium and Switzerland to sketch and paint portraits of enthusiasts taking part in his torical re-enactments. After moving to London in
her late teens, she studied at Chelsea College of Art and Wimbledon School of Art and also took up a number of short courses at the Prince’s Drawing School, founded
PACT d a te s
then charge extortionate amounts in monthly fees to provide an ongoing service”.
Trading Standards advice to anyone thinking of
buying an alarm system is to check out the creden tials of the company first.
“We’re advising people to contact their local po
lice crime prevention officer or the Consumer Direct Service On 0845 4040506 if they have any doubts,” said a spokesman “You could also check whether the company is a
member of a reputable trade association, such as the British Security Industry Association and remember, if a deal sound too cheap to be true, it probably is.”
POLICE and Com munity T o g e th e r meetings are to held in Read, Simonstone and Sabden. The meeting in Sabden will be held on Mon- da , October 4th, be tween 6 and 7 p.m. at St Nicholas Parish Hali; The Read/Si- monstone meeting is on Friday, October 8th between 6 and 7 p.m. at Simonstone Primary School,
New hospital plan on the critical list f m m m E
Ribble Valley.” The saga behind the new hospital can
be traced back to January 2008 when the East Lancashire NHS PCT made a pledge to expand Clitheroe Community Hospi tal. TTie agreed budget for the scheme was £12m. for the building and monies were set aside for additional services. Earlier this year a packed public gallery
heard Mr Steve Spoerry, chief executive of the East Lancs PCT, report on the future
development and reveal that the projet was being put “on hold” pending a thor ough budget review. In a statement released earlier this
week, a spokesman for the East Lanca shire PCT said: “The Board of NHS East Lancashire, which meets on Thursday, is being asked to consider'a recommenda tion that the planned Clitheroe Commu nity Hospital scheme and other similar schemes are no longer affordable due to the tough economic climate and tight NHS finances. “Should the Board approve this rec
ommendation, NHS East Lancashire will need to go back to the drawing board and engage with the public, local GPs and oth ers to consider affordable alternatives.” He added: “We know that many people
in the Ribble Valley helped us to assess what services are needed in the area. We are grateful for their contributions, which remain and will be used to help decide what happens next.” The spokesman also
rea.ssured residents
that there were no plans to close the exist ing hospital or curtail the services it cur rently provides.
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X-Factor? FROM PAGE ONE
Has Jonny got the
“We are very grateful to the local resi dent who spotted the incident and also the police who reacted so quickly to the call. This action and response has al lowed the police to make arrests, which is really good to hear.” He added that around £4,500 worth of
damage had been caused to the factory during the 90-minute long drama. Three men from the Colne area were
arrested on suspicion of lead theft and are being questioned regarding other matters. They have been released on bail until October 26th.
A majestic work of art
by the Prince of Wales. Her painting of the Queen will be formally unveiled at the Na tional Portrait Gallery. Cunard’s president and
managing director Peter Shanks said: “Apart from being impressed by the qual ity of Isobel’s work, which we originally saw on display in the National Portrait Gallery, we were keen to offer the com mission to a young artist who had never before had such an opportunity. “Isobel is the youngest fe
male artist ever to paint the monarch, and the quality of the finished work is such that our confidence has been greatly rewarded. It is a truly wonderful picture of Her Majesty. It is even more re markable when you consider that, lacking a private studio, she executed this magnificent painting in her mum’s attic.”
was released. The band folded some time later, but Jonny was determined to pursue his dream of pop stardom and advertised for new bond members on social networking site "Fa- cebook". "From the advertisement
I managed to put 'Princes and Rogues' together. We have tried to be as differ ent as possible from other pop bands. We look and sound different so we hope the viewers like us." Speaking about his sec
ond shot at fame, he said: "It was very nerve-racking auditioning for the second time in front of the judges, especially as the show is absolutely huge now. It was different four years ago and I believe expec tations are higher now, especially with the mas sive talent the contestants have. "M y family, especially
my mum and dad (Ian and Anne) have been extreme ly supportive and I cannot thank them enough." Remaining strong-willed
and positive for the fu ture, he added: " I believe we will be a success with our fans and my advice to would-be singers is no matter who you are, or where you come from, if you believe in something then don't give up and you will get there." You can listen to Princes
and Rogues by logging on to:
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